PCBs and Vaccines
A common environmental pollutant may stifle the effectiveness of childhood vaccines.
Recovery Roundup
Scientists have thought that brain cells that die during a stroke can't be replaced. But the brain …
Podcast
Music composed by a volcano, how quickly we judge others, wildfires release mercury, good news about …
Listening to Volcanoes
A new technique to analyze data from volcanoes may be music to scientists' ears.
Contagious Cancer
We all know that you can't catch cancer. But it turns out that dogs can.
Escaping Mercury
By setting off a chain reaction, global warming may cause centuries' worth of stored mercury to …
Snap Judgments
First impressions are important, and new research shows we form them with remarkable speed.
Plant Friends Roundup
The microbes that live in plants' cells may be essential to their well-being.
Podcast
The better way to commute, resetting your internal food clock, why we don't remember our dreams, …
Patient Payola
Some drug companies pay doctors to find and keep patients for clinical trials.